A/N: The best part about doing this challenge is that I get to learn about a bunch of words that I never knew existed. Heck, the word of the day is how I discovered my favorite word: defenestration!
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Words as Feelings
January 2nd, Yeasayer
1. A person with an optimistic and confident outlook.
2. A person who habitually agrees with or is submissive to others
Connie liked Wash. Really, she did.
He was nice, friendly, supportive, and was good at his job. He was a valuable teammate; there was no doubt about that. Sure, he got teased a lot as the rookie, but he took it all in stride, and sometimes even teased right back. He even found little ways to surprise them in the field every now and again. So, there really wasn't any reason for Connie to dislike Wash.
Well, except for one little thing.
Connie had always had difficulties with authority. She was always looking for answers and asking questions. Her curiosity, her need to know why things were the way they were and why her orders were necessary, got her into trouble with her superiors more often than not. Wash was the exact opposite. He always followed orders right down to the letter, never questioning things. He was a good little soldier.
Connie scoffed at the thought. He really was more like a pawn.
She'd even asked him about it one day when they were alone. She'd asked why he always followed his orders without question. He'd looked at her like she was crazy and said "You mean you don't?!"
It wasn't until later, when she was hacking into the Project's records that she found out about his court martial for striking a superior officer and disobeying orders. Now she understood; if he broke the rules again and got caught, he was out of the service for good.
Unfortunately, that meant she wouldn't be able to trust him when the time came.
Too bad; she really did like the little yes-man.